The main clinical base, along with the cytogenetics and molecular laboratories, are at the Institute of Genetic Medicine in Newcastle. There is a permanent clinical satellite unit in the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Outpatient clinics for assessment and counselling of families with genetic disorder are held at many hospitals across the region.
The regional service for children and adults with inherited neuromuscular diseases is co-coordinated from the Institute of Human Genetics.
The National Diagnostic and Advisory Service for Rare Neuromuscular Diseases is also co-coordinated from Newcastle.
The regional services for management and genetic counselling for families with Huntington’s Disease is run from the Northern Genetics Service.
We have a number a joint genetics clinics with other specialists including:
- Ophthalmology
- Cardiology
- Paediatric Endocrinology
- Dermatology
- Orthopaedics and
- Paediatric Neurology
Where appropriate, patients may be seen in one of these specialist clinics.
Referrals
Patients or families should be referred by their GP or other healthcare professional, in writing, to one of the addresses below.
We are very happy to answer telephone or email enquiries if you are not sure whether to refer a patient or would like further information.
- Service manager in the lab: nuth.dna@nhs.net
- Genetic Counsellor on call: nuth.geneticcounsellorenquiries@nhs.net
- Genetic counsellor on call for pregnancies/urgent: nuth.fetalgenetics@nhs.net
Northern Genetics Service
Biomedicine East
Central Parkway
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3BZ
Telephone: 0191 241 8600
The Genetics Unit
James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough
Telephone: 01642 282624